It's fascinating how it seems that the plethora of processed-instant food with little nutritional content in the US seems to have been caused by the fact that they didn't want to ramp down production. While I haven't researched it super heavily, I've always felt like the US has been in a long-term Military-Industrial complex, but never thought about how that would impact food/diet.<p>It's crazy to see just how much it's all connected.<p>>After the war, corporations that had begun producing instant and processed food products to feed the troops were in no rush to slow production. They'd profited on war contracts and were eager to continue their prosperity by bringing new innovations onto the market.
The whole bit about jellied foods being an aristocratic affair that requires a significant kitchen staff doesn’t ring true. My family are/we’re Eastern European serfs, and have always made these dishes. It requires little more than throwing bones in a pot and leaving to simmer a while. It’s the same process as making stock or broth, just with more bones.
The Gallery of Regrettable Food:
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Shortly after moving to the US in the late eighties, my mom signed up for a cooking class.<p>The first dish they taught was... savoury Jell-O salad.<p>She never went back.